Friedrich Siebert

Friedrich Maximilian Siebert
Born	(1888-07-07)July 7, 1888
Died	13 May 1950(1950-05-13) (aged 61)
Place of birth	Ludwigshafen
Place of death	Würzburg
Allegiance	German Empire (to 1918) Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1907 - 1945
Rank	General der Infanterie
Commands held	44. Infanterie-Division 57. Infanterie-Division XIII. Armeekorps
Battles/wars	World War I World War II Invasion of Poland Battle of France Operation Barbarossa Battle of Kiev (1941) First Battle of Kharkov Battle of the Caucasus
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Friedrich Maximilian Siebert (7 July 1888 – 13 May 1950) was a German general who commanded the XIII Corps during World War II. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership.

Awards and decorations

• Iron Cross (1914)
  • 2nd Class
  • 1st Class
• Cross of Honor
• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class
  • 1st Class
• Eastern Front Medal
• German Cross in Gold (13 May 1944)
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 18 November 1941 as Generalleutnant and commander of 44. Infanterie Division

See also

• General of the Infantry (Germany)

References

Citations

Bibliography

• Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000) (in German). Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 – Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtsteile [The Bearers of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939–1945 — The Owners of the Highest Award of the Second World War of all Wehrmacht Branches]. Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6. 
• Scherzer, Veit (2007) (in German). Die Ritterkreuzträger 1939–1945 Die Inhaber des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939 von Heer, Luftwaffe, Kriegsmarine, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm sowie mit Deutschland verbündeter Streitkräfte nach den Unterlagen des Bundesarchives [The Knight's Cross Bearers 1939–1945 The Holders of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939 by Army, Air Force, Navy, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm and Allied Forces with Germany According to the Documents of the Federal Archives]. Jena, Germany: Scherzers Miltaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2. 

External links

• Lexikon der Wehrmacht
• World War 2 Awards.com

Military offices
Preceded by Generalleutnant Albrecht Schubert	Commander of 44. Infanterie-Division 1 October 1939 – 2 May 1942	Succeeded by Generalmajor Heinrich-Anton Deboi
Preceded by Generalleutnant Oskar Blümm	Commander of 57. Infanterie-Division 10 October 1942 – 19 February 1943	Succeeded by Generalmajor Otto Fretter-Pico
Preceded by General der Infanterie Erich Straube	Commander of XIII. Armeekorps 20 February 1943 – 7 September 1943	Succeeded by Generalleutnant Arthur Hauffe